Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cedric

/ˈsɛdɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: Ced-ric
IPA: /ˈsɛdɹɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Welsh.

Example Sentences

"In a hall, the height of which was greatly disproportioned to its extreme length and width, a long oaken table, formed of planks rough-hewn from the forest, and which had scarcely received any polish, stood ready prepared for the evening meal of Cedric the Saxon."
""It's Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy," answered Cedric. "That's what Mr. Havisham called me. - - -"

Etymology

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Cedrics (plural)

Derived Forms

Cedrica

Rhymes With

frederick frederic fredrick hedrick edric headrick pedrick tedrick fedrick shedrick

Questions

How do you pronounce cedric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛdɹɪk/.
What does cedric mean?: A male given name from Welsh.
Where does cedric come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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